Fencer Archive
Thread: Tanking With Fencer?
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Hemen
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:15 am
#1
I am a master commando, and i am looking for a profession that i will be able to tank with, so i can solo krayt's, will i be able to tank with just fencer?
TheHammer317
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:30 am
#2
just fencer? no, just any one proff, no.
this is a MMorpg as in Massivly Multiplayer
multi mean u do things with others not by ur self, especially krayts to kill even a juvi should take a decently orginized group, and an ancient should be damn near impossible, not soloable by any means. ppl need to stop the "can i solo krayt with this temp" posts on all the proff boards. IT LAME GET OVER YOURSELVES
Hemen
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:37 am
#3
What if i have a master cm with me healing, will i be able to at least tank then?
Thultitus
Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:19 am
#4
Yes you can hemen, provided of course you have good equipment. Good luck and have fun. 
I8TheWorm
Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:06 am
#5
I dunno... I did a DWB run yesterday and, as MFencer, Doc 4-4-4-0 I was a tank/healer. I rarely had to hit myself, and that was only when I taunted at least 3 SBDs, and even then, I wasn't getting hit for much damage. Granted, I had pikatta and synthsteak in me.
I've yet to hunt krayts, though, just kimos. So I really can't give an answer for krayts specifically. All I know is in the DWB, the fencers fared better as tanks than tke TKMs did.
I've yet to hunt krayts, though, just kimos. So I really can't give an answer for krayts specifically. All I know is in the DWB, the fencers fared better as tanks than tke TKMs did.
TalusianRogue
Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:29 pm
#6
I8TheWorm wrote:
I dunno... I did a DWB run yesterday and, as MFencer, Doc 4-4-4-0 I was a tank/healer. I rarely had to hit myself, and that was only when I taunted at least 3 SBDs, and even then, I wasn't getting hit for much damage. Granted, I had pikatta and synthsteak in me.
I've yet to hunt krayts, though, just kimos. So I really can't give an answer for krayts specifically. All I know is in the DWB, the fencers fared better as tanks than tke TKMs did.
Yep-I end up the primary Tank at our DWB runs, as well, being a Fencer/Doctor
Rimy
Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:09 am
#7
TalusianRogue wrote:
I8TheWorm wrote:
I dunno... I did a DWB run yesterday and, as MFencer, Doc 4-4-4-0 I was a tank/healer. I rarely had to hit myself, and that was only when I taunted at least 3 SBDs, and even then, I wasn't getting hit for much damage. Granted, I had pikatta and synthsteak in me.
I've yet to hunt krayts, though, just kimos. So I really can't give an answer for krayts specifically. All I know is in the DWB, the fencers fared better as tanks than tke TKMs did.
Yep-I end up the primary Tank at our DWB runs, as well, being a Fencer/Doctor
Well, so much for that idea
With the CU, you'll now have to hit and run, which isn't really tanking.
Combat_Medic_to_be
Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:30 am
#8
Rimy is right, there is no point doing anything new now because the CU is so close and everything will change. Also, when the CU hits I doubt anybody will be able to solo a kryat like they currently can so if I were you I'd just work on the skills you think will be most fun post CU by having a good read of the CU docs which can be found here
KraytDragonMan
Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:13 am
#9
Fencer isn't really a tanking profession against high level content. We have the second lowest toughness of all the melee professions, and our dodge and melee defence doesn't work against high level creatures/NPC's.
Rimy
Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:16 am
#10
KraytDragonMan wrote:
Fencer isn't really a tanking profession against high level content. We have the second lowest toughness of all the melee professions, and our dodge and melee defence doesn't work against high level creatures/NPC's.
My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that it should take several tanks against high level npc's. Fencer is a great PvP tank though, and if you like to continually hit and run (and call that tanking) then I suppose it still will be.
Really, it just sounds like most of the fencer concerns were ignored. I say most, because once in a while someone would say they wanted dots like pikemen, or damage like swordsmen. Those few got what they wanted... the rest that wanted defenses were ignored.
Mafaza
Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:10 pm
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KraytDragonMan wrote:
Fencer isn't really a tanking profession against high level content. We have the second lowest toughness of all the melee professions, and our dodge and melee defence doesn't work against high level creatures/NPC's.
True that. Not to mention def vs states don't do squat vs high mobs either. TKM is better PvE for tanking probably. I just hate TKM, myself. 
Don't forget lots of medic
Message Edited by Mafaza on 03-30-2005 11:11 AM
Rimy
Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:18 pm
#12
Mafaza wrote:
KraytDragonMan wrote:
Fencer isn't really a tanking profession against high level content. We have the second lowest toughness of all the melee professions, and our dodge and melee defence doesn't work against high level creatures/NPC's.True that. Not to mention def vs states don't do squat vs high mobs either. TKM is better PvE for tanking probably. I just hate TKM, myself.
Don't forget lots of medic
Message Edited by Mafaza on 03-30-2005 11:11 AM
Yeah, I did the unarmed tree of brawler, and started on novice tk when I decided to work up the fencer tree instead. I did't care for tk either. I suppose if I want to still be a tank, I'll have to learn to like it now.
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